Birriwa, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Birriwa
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Mid-Western Regional Council
postcode = 2844
est =
pop =
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
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maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Orange
fedgov = Parkes
dist1 = 329
dir1 = NW
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 109
dir2 = E
location2= Dubbo
dist3 = 32
dir3 = N
location3= Gulgong
dist1 = 19
dir1 = S
location1= Dunedoo

Birriwa is a locality in central New South Wales, Australia.

Birriwa is located on the Castlereagh Highway in the central west of New South Wales between Gulgong and Dunedoo.

The Gwabegar railway line came to Birriwa and a station was opened there in 1909. There is no longer a passenger service, but a large grain silo remains in operation where the railway line crosses the Castlereagh Highway at a level crossing.

The Chinese bushranger Sam Poo shot and killed policeman John Ward at Birriwa in 1865.

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